"I am thrilled and gratefully accept the scholarship!"

Leonard Henkel (Faculty of Computer Science), along with Bennet Bogdanowicz (Faculty of Law), is excited to spend the winter semester 23/24 as an InterAct! scholar at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, USA.

In addition to these scholarships for the USA, the International Relations Office, in collaboration with some of the faculties, has awarded scholarships to five other outstanding students for study stays in Finland, Portugal, and South Africa: Tom Mülmenstädt (Faculty of Electrical Engineering) and Fabian Grabow (Faculty of Supply Engineering) have been nominated for a stay at the partner university TAMK, Tampere, Finland, where they will experience the Finnish frost. On the other hand, Annika Hassemer and Marcel Scholz (Faculty of Business) will spend the winter semester at the partner institution Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal in Portugal.

Ann-Sophie Schaile (Faculty of Transport-Sports-Tourism-Media) is looking forward to new impressions and experiences during her stay at the partner university Nelson Mandela University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

As an international InterAct! scholar, Luis Reisinho Barros (IPS Setúbal) is spending the current summer semester at the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering in Suderburg.

In the second funding year of the "InterAct! - International Activities" project, these mobility scholarships, among other measures, contribute to the promotion of international exchange of students, lecturers, and researchers.

" These personal exchanges enhance awareness of international challenges and promote intercultural competencies and collaborations. Our students qualify themselves for the increasingly international job market," reports Kai Hillebrecht, who leads the "InterAct!" project.

Top row from left to right: Fabian Grabow, Luis Reisinho Barros, Ann-Sophie Schaile
Middle: Annika Hassemer
Bottom: Marcel Scholz, Leonard Henkel and Bennet Bogdanowicz, Tom Mülmenstädt